The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-18
RECOMMENDED TO BE CHANGED
ON THE STATUE BOOKS
From Ten to Eighteen Years, BY a
Petition From the Ladies
OF the State.
MR.. M,WHIRTER PULLS THE
HOUSE ABOUT HIS EARS,
And Forces an Investigation that
the House Had No Mind to
Make q Week Ago.
IsrEorAL TO THE APPEAL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, February IL
Senate.-Mr. Mcdowell presented a
petition asking the repeal Of the law
on the statute books designating the
legal age Of consent at ten years and
fixing the age OF consent at eighteen
years The petition is signed by a
number OF ladies of this and other
cities of the State.
The Committee on Agriculture sub.
mittsd report recommending the re-
lection of the bill abolishing the
Bureau OF Agriculture, and also the
reject on of tne bill exempting farm
buildings Of $4,000, and under, from
taxation.
UNFINISHED BUsINEss.
When the Senate adjourned We'd
nesday afternoon the bill granting
compensation to judges, clerks and
officers OF all general elections was
pending. The bill provides that each
judge, clerk and officer be paid 81 so.
Mr.. Ledbetter moved to amend by
striking out 81 90 and inserting 81.
Adopted.
Mr.. Sanford moved to amend By
adding "for one day only" Adopted.
Mr.. Cobbs opposed the bill because
without this additional expense taxes
in Tennes zee must be raised. Within
the next two years 100000 OF the
Torbett issue must be retired, and the
interest on 5000, 600 must be paid.
Besides this, the school tax must be
increased. A call for the previous
question was sustained, and the bill as
ameuded passed its third reading by q
vote Of 23 TOT.
The bill 10 regulate and equaliSe SAL
aries of certain officers was taken up
under suspension OF the rules. The
bill seeks to limit the salaries, emolu-
ments and perquisitss Of clerks and
officers OF the Supreme, County, Chan
cely, Circuit and Criminal Courts,
Trustees, Registers OF Deeds, etc., to
$1,000. The bill was rejected.
Mr.. Nancy called up the bill to
amend an act to provide for the Or
ganization of corporations.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mended the bill for passage.
Mr.. Green moved the re-reference OF
the bill to ths Judiciary Committee.
This bill is for the purpose Of granting
the city of Nashville the power to give
all street car companies and persons
free right of way and equal privileges
over the highway bridge at Nashville.
In other words, it empowers the cor
poration OF Nashville to condemn all
tracks now on the bridge and grant to
all citizens equal privileges over this
free thoroughfare..
Mr.. Nancy opposed reference, be-
cause, he said, delay meant defeat.
The motion to recommit to the COM
mittee failed. The billrassed its fiual
reading by vote Of 23 8.
NRw BILLS.
By Mr.. TIimble: To authorize NUM-
cipal corporations OF 10000 popula-
tion TO issue bonds for water works
purposes; also, to amend the code, and
to amend the acts of 1883 and 1885 re-
lating to hospitals for the insane.
The bill provides that the hospital
near Nashville shall be used exClu-
aively for insane females.
By Mr.. Greene: To provide for the
dispersion of juries in certain cases to
save expense to the State passed third
reading.
Bill TO allow the tawn OF Pulaski to
collect school taxes.
The Senate adjourned till Friday.